High School Senior In Alabama Shares Prom Night With His Mom.(Brief Article) From: Jet | Date: May 29, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Lem Jefferson, a senior at Decatur High School in Decatur, AL, knew his prom night would be special. Then he made it even more unforgettable.

He asked his mom to be his date.

"I said, 'Boy, you know you can't take your mama to the prom,'" said Annie Jefferson, 49.

But Lem was persistent. His mother had missed her own prom because she had dropped out of school to work in cotton fields at Belle Mina. And as a single mother, she often worked two jobs ...

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